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「我们那边风俗习惯，第一胎生男孩的彩礼要少给点，才能保佑家族繁衍兴旺。」阿姨的声音传来，带着一丝无奈。
「可是妈，我们已经商量好了，八万的彩礼，这是咱们家族的传统啊，怎么能改了呢？」周森有些坚持。
「你爸也是这么想的，说不想太拖累你们年轻人。而且他打算把彩礼的一部分款项用来换辆新车，说你们结婚了，车子肯定需要了。」阿姨解释道。
车子？换新车？我愣住了，这可以上哪去了？
听着他们的对话，我心里有些踏实，这样的彩礼调整，对我们来说其实也不算太大的问题。
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第二天，周森又陪我去了医院复检。
医生还是给我爸爸妈妈打电话报告好消息时，我心里有一种说不出的喜悦。
我坐在医院的长凳上，看着周森手里的彩超单子，心里感慨万分。
「囡囡，我真的好幸福，我们要生个健康的宝宝，一起幸福地生活下去。」周森坐在我身旁，捏着我的手。
我嘴角挂着微笑，微微一笑：「是啊，以后我们要好好照顾这个小生命，给他（她）最完美的成长环境。」
「对了，我妈说要请你和我去买车，她说你最了解自己喜欢的款式，希望你选一款合适的车子。」周森笑着说。
我又有些愣住了，反复思考了一夜，最终我决定。
直到大学毕业的那一年夏天，他终于和我走到了彼此婚姻的这一步。
这一次，我们没有繁琐的彩礼，换来的是彼此心中的真诚。
紧紧牵着他温暖的手，那一刻，我明白，幸福有时候不需要财富的衡量，因为我们已经拥有了最重要的东西。
彩礼从八万变成了三万，但这些都无关紧要，我们已经准备好和未来一起幸福地前行。
周阿姨猛地提高了音量，显得有些激动：“她怀孕了，就陷入了你的圈套，未婚先孕的女人怎么值得八万块啊！她现在逃不掉了，我们就可以把彩礼降低。”
这家人居然在商量彩礼的问题，真是够了。
“而且你之前说把彩礼存为婚后创业的启动资金，现在疫情这么严重，还创业呢！你和她商量一下，把这个钱用来买辆车，这样产检接送也方便，有空还可以带着我们自驾游，儿子啊，我们辛苦把你养大，不容易啊……”
我没有听下去周阿姨后面说了什么，我坐在床上，手脚冰凉。
我无法相信，刚刚还温和待人的周阿姨和周叔叔，现在变得这么冷酷无情。
我的大脑一片空白，但我还是选择相信周森。
相信他不会向他父母的无理要求屈服。
我们是在校园里相爱的，也是学校里每个人羡慕的一对。
在毕业那年，他在学校操场向我求婚，他怀着真诚的眼神说：“方囡，你愿意嫁给我吗？我保证这一辈子都不会让你受委屈，就连我爸妈也不行！”
我记得他的眼神坚定而真诚，我相信我的选择。
过了一会儿，周森进来了，看到我坐在床边，有些心虚：“囡囡，你怎么不多休息一会儿？”
我握紧床边，指尖发凉。
“阿森，你爸妈和你说了什么？”
“嗯？没，没说什么啊。”
“是在讨论彩礼的事吗？”
“你都听到了？”周森吃惊地回过头看着我，小心翼翼地说：“我爸妈只是想和我商量一下关于彩礼的事。”
“有什么问题？”
周森深吸了口气，坐在我身边，握住我的手：“你看，你现在怀孕了，家里情况你也知道，最近因为疫情生意困难，所以想把彩礼降到三万。你家条件好一点，嫁妆不变。还有这些钱，我想结婚后拿来买辆车，存定期有些浪费。”
“买车是你妈的主意吧？”
“不，不是，是我自己提的，我想以后你产检我开车接送也方便。而且那五万元我父母会补给我们的。”
补给我们？原来你们一家人一起给我画大饼？
我抽回手，咬牙切齿地说：“周森，我们之前讲好了彩礼的金额。你们家付八万，我们家嫁妆八万，作为婚后创业的启动资金存定期。现在你父母知道我怀孕了，就要减少彩礼，而我们家的嫁妆却不变？周森，你们家到底意思如何？！”
“我只是跟你商量而已，别生气，别对胎气啊。”周森忙不迭地扶我坐下。
“没有商量的余地，你去告诉你父母，保持原状，不同意的话，这婚我就不结了！”
周森为难地看着我，一言不发。
我目睹着面前这个软弱无能的男人，突然间感到陌生。
"Fine, Zhou Sen, if you won't say it, then I'll go talk to your parents!"
I angrily opened the door and walked straight to Zhou Auntie and Uncle.
"Auntie, Uncle, Zhou Sen has conveyed your thoughts to me. My answer is, we will maintain the status quo and get married; if not, I won't marry this man!" I suppressed my anger as much as possible, maintaining my last hint of dignity.
Auntie Zhou gently pulled me to sit on the couch. "Nan Nan, listen to Auntie. As you know, our family has been facing difficulties due to the pandemic recently. Since you happen to be pregnant and it's already confirmed that you and Zhou Sen will get married, we thought of reducing the dowry to 30,000 yuan, and we will provide the remaining 50,000 yuan later. As for the dowry from both families, you can directly buy a car after marriage. This way, it will be convenient for Zhou Sen to accompany you for check-ups, and our family can also go on self-driving tours together in the future."
"But Auntie, why should my family contribute less for the dowry? And we had already agreed on this before, why are you changing your mind now that I'm pregnant?" I asked with a cold tone.
"Oh, Nan Nan, isn't your family more affluent?" Auntie Zhou lightly patted my back, comforting me.
Looking at her hypocritical appearance, I replied with an icy voice, "I said, we will get married while maintaining the original plan, otherwise, cancel the wedding."
Perhaps sensing my determination, Auntie Zhou finally dropped her gentle facade. "Nan Nan, do you think you're still worth 80,000 yuan now? If you don't marry Zhou Sen and go out while pregnant, who would want you? If you have an abortion, as a woman who has undergone the procedure, how many men won't despise you? By then, don't even think about getting 30,000 yuan dowry, you won't even get 10,000 yuan!"
So, this is how she sees me.
I didn't know when Zhou Sen had come out of the room. He sat in a corner of the couch, not uttering a word.
I looked at him, tears filled my eyes, blurring his face.
The person who had promised not to let me suffer injustice was now silently watching his mother oppress me, using his silence to prove his initial promise.
I stared at him for a few minutes, but he still remained silent.
My heart gradually turned cold. I wiped away my tears and turned to Auntie Zhou. "Auntie Zhou, thank you for your troubles. Don't worry about whether I can get married in the future, there are plenty of people who want to marry me. I'll stick to what I said, maintain the original plan - get married, otherwise, there's no point in discussing it!"
After saying that, I packed my things and prepared to leave.
Before leaving, I saw Zhou Sen stand up from the couch, wanting to catch up to me, but his mother's words made him backtrack. "Are you going to chase after such an unreasonable woman? Do you want to see your mother be driven to death by you?"
I looked back at him, and he silently lowered his head.
In that moment, I heard the sound of my heart breaking.
3
After leaving Zhou's house, I aimlessly walked to the front of our new home with Zhou Sen.
The lamp that once symbolized happiness and warmth now felt incredibly cold and dark.
I didn't want to go back, so I immediately called my mom. "Mom, I want to stay at home tonight."
Because I had just cried, my voice still carried traces of tears.
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